奥运英语：PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
<p> 奥运英语：<span word="PIERRE">PIERRE</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="COUBERTIN">COUBERTIN</span></p><p> <span word="PIERRE">PIERRE</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="COUBERTIN">COUBERTIN</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span></p><p> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Frdy">Frdy</span>, <span word="Baron">Baron</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Coubertin">Coubertin</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1863. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Normandy">Normandy</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="Chateau">Chateau</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mirville">Mirville</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Havre">Havre</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="renouncing">renouncing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 24 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reforming">reforming</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unimaginative">unimaginative</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Coubertin">Coubertin</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musician">musician</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cultivated">cultivated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aristocratic">aristocratic</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1870. </p><p> <span word="Coubertin">Coubertin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="sportsman">sportsman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="fencing">fencing</span>, <span word="horse">horse</span>-<span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rowing">rowing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="springboard">springboard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="tenacity">tenacity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 31 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Societies">Societies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athletic">Athletic</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> (<span word="USFSA">USFSA</span>), <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span>. </p>
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